| Born: 1st October
1980 in Mansfield. Position: striker.
Lincoln City
career: 1+(2) appearances between May 2005 -
January 2007.
Clubs: Mansfield
Town, Hucknall Town. Lincoln City, Hednesford
Town and Worksop Town.
Danny Bacon agreed
a one-year contract with The Imps in May 2005,
thereby dashing the hopes of Mansfield Town, who
had been hopeful of recapturing their former
player.
In July 2003,
Bacon opted to drop into the non-league circuit
by signing for Hucknall Town, who now play in the
Conference North Division.
At the time, it
was widely reported that Hucknall - who were
desperate to secure a place in the new Conference
North Division - were paying Bacon more money
than Mansfield had offered him. Similarly,
Mansfield offered him a deal in May 2005, which
would have seen him take a pay cut. He initially
favoured Mansfield's offer, as he was keen to
return to professional football. However, he
later rejected the transfer citing that
Mansfield's offer was not good enough.
Bacon, speaking of
his reasons for rejecting Mansfield, confirmed:
"I am on more money at Hucknall and I have
had other offers from elsewhere for more. What
Mansfield are offering me is just not
enough."
A product of
Mansfield's youth system, he made 18 starts for
Mansfield plus a further 38 substitute
appearances, scoring 5 goals. Injuries prevented
him from gaining a prolonged run in Mansfield's
first team, and he feels that Mansfield's
supporters failed to see the best of him.
He scored 11 goals
in the Conference North during the 2004/05 season
plus many others in the various competitions that
Hucknall featured in. Hucknall's success in the
FA Trophy final saw them reach this year's final,
but they lost on penalties to Grays Athletic, who
included ex-Imp Tony Battersby in their side.
After the final,
Mansfield boss Carlton Palmer praised Bacon by
saying: "I went to watch Danny on Sunday and
was impressed. I didn't realise just how quick he
is."
He arrived at
Sincil Bank on a free transfer, as his contract
at Hucknall had expired. So far he has made just
two substitute appearances for Lincoln City FC,
and was loaned to Burton in September 2005 to
gain match fitness. Ironically, he sustained a
broken leg at Burton and was unable to play for
Lincoln City FC's first team before the end of
the season although he did play several reserve
matches.
Bacon's return to
fitness was rewarded by Lincoln City FC who
extended his contract by a further year, which
ties him to Sincil Bank until June 2007. However,
despite starting the first game of the 2006/07
season, he sustained another injury, and was
released in January 2007 by mutual consent.
In January 2007,
Bacon joined Hednesford Town but stayed for less
than six months before rejoining Hucknall Town.
Bacon was once again a popular player and was
subject to a transfer bid in January 2009 from an
unnamed club; however, Bacon rejected the move.
instead, he left Hucknall under freedom of
contract to sign for Worksop Town in July 2009.
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